Lovers of Music

Lovers of Music
Promotional poster
Also known as
  • Lovers of Trot
  • Trot Romance
GenreRomance
Comedy
Drama
Written byOh Sun-hyung
Kang Yoon-kyung
Directed byLee Jae-sang
Lee Eun-jin
StarringJung Eun-ji
Ji Hyun-woo
Shin Sung-rok
Lee Se-young
Ending theme"Hey Mister" by Crayon Pop
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producersKim Sung-geun
Lee Jin-suk
ProducerYoon Sung-sik
Production locationKorea
Production companyJS Pictures
Original release
NetworkKBS2
ReleaseJune 23 (2014-06-23) –
August 12, 2014 (2014-08-12)

Lovers of Music (Korean: 트로트의 연인; RR: Teuroteuui yeonin; lit. 'Trot Lovers') is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Jung Eun-ji, Ji Hyun-woo, Shin Sung-rok, and Lee Se-young. It aired on KBS2 from June 23 to August 12, 2014, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55, for a total of 16 episodes.

Plot

A girl's journey to become a successful singer in the old-fashioned musical genre Trot, with the help of a songwriter and music producer who detests Trot.

Cast

Main characters

Despite being in her early twenties, Choon-hee is the breadwinner of her household and She works hard to make ends meet while taking care of her father and younger sister. Her late mother was a trot singer, and Choon-hee inherited her singing talent and dreams of following in her footsteps. She gets all the practice time she can squeeze in by belting out songs in noraebangs.
Joon-hyun is a genius songwriter/music producer with "top star" mainstream popularity and snobbish tastes in music. Arrogant and prickly in personality, he loathes trot which he considers lowbrow. But he later helps the no-name Choon-hee realize her dream of becoming a trot singer.
A businessman who suddenly has to take over as CEO of his father's entertainment agency, Shine Star. Despite being cynical, he is elegant, charming and outgoing. Geun-woo signs Choon-hee as Shine Star's latest talent and later falls for her.
Seemingly the perfect girl next door, she is a trainee at Shine Star who becomes Choon-hee's biggest rival in everything, from work to love.

Supporting characters

Joon-hyun's manager. Taking his name from legendary trot singers Seol Woon-do, Tae Jin-ah and Song Dae-kwan, he too, dreams of becoming a trot singer someday.
Pil-nyeo has been a trainee for ten years under the agency Shine Star. At first she bosses Choon-hee around when the latter enters the company, but the two eventually become good friends.
Joon-hyun's younger colleague and rival, who holds nothing back when it comes to getting what he wants.

Cameo appearances

Ratings

Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings AGB Nielsen
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 23 June 2014 4.8% 5.3% 5.8% 6.3%
2 24 June 2014 4.3% 4.7% 5.4% 5.7%
3 30 June 2014 6.0% 6.2% 6.1% 6.7%
4 1 July 2014 5.4% 5.7% 6.1% 6.5%
5 7 July 2014 6.6% 7.5% 6.5% 6.9%
6 8 July 2014 7.2% 8.0% 7.2% 7.4%
7 14 July 2014 7.5% 8.5% 8.3% 8.5%
8 15 July 2014 8.3% 9.3% 8.5% 9.0%
9 21 July 2014 8.3% 9.6% 8.4% 9.0%
10 22 July 2014 7.8% 8.4% 7.6% 7.8%
11 28 July 2014 7.1% 8.1% 7.5% 8.2%
12 29 July 2014 7.4% 8.3% 8.2% 8.7%
13 4 August 2014 7.8% 8.8% 9.1% 9.9%
14 5 August 2014 9.6% 10.1% 9.2% 10.0%
15 11 August 2014 8.4% 9.2% 7.3% 7.9%
16 12 August 2014 8.6% 9.7% 8.9% 9.6%
Average7.2%8.0%7.5%8.0%

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2014
22nd Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards
 Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Jung Eun-ji Won
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Jung Eun-ji Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Shin Sung-rok Won
Best New Actor Son Ho-jun Nominated
Best New Actress Jung Eun-ji Nominated
Popularity Award, Actress Jung Eun-ji Won

Original soundtrack

Trot Lovers:
Original Sound Track
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
ReleasedAugust 11, 2014
GenresPop, K-pop, soundtrack, trot
LabelsJS Pictures
Sony Music Korea
S90766C
ProducerLee Jin-seok
No.TitleArtistLength
1."헤이 미스터" (Hey Mister (S90761C))Crayon Pop3:19
2."마주보다" (I Look to You (S90762C))Beige3:20
3."미소를 띄우며 나를 보낸 그 모습처럼" (You Let Me Go With a Smile)Kim Na-young, Lee Eun-ha3:21
4."Remember Me"Gilgubongu3:48
5."펄펄 끓어요" (Boiling)Shin Sung-rok3:05
6."하루종일" (All Day)Ji Hyun-woo4:26
7."꽃향기"Various Artists3:30
8."춘희의 왈츠" (Choon-hee's Waltz)Various Artists2:48
9."이게 되겠니?"Various Artists1:27
10."좋아좋아좋아" (Good Good Good)Various Artists3:04
11."아싸 아싸"Various Artists2:07
12."돌리고 돌리고"Various Artists2:17
13."헤이 미스터 (Inst.)" (Hey Mister (Inst.))Crayon Pop3:19
14."마주보다 (Inst.)" (I Look to You (Inst.))Beige3:20
15."Remember Me (Inst.)"Gilgubongu3:48

References

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  8. ↑ Lee, Ji-young (13 May 2014). "Shin Sung Rok Confirmed as Ji Hyun Woo's Rival in Trot Lovers". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
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  13. ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2014-06-23.